The bathroom consisted of a tarp tied between two trees. When Katelyn Haruko Schmisseur used it, she made eye contact with a staff member. She squatted, they stared. A requirement of her wilderness ...

DURHAM, N.H. – Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the ...

I wholeheartedly believe in the power of nature to help with mental health and addiction, but there is no room in this industry for abuse and neglect. I have cried around many campfires, and I have ...

A person stands near a puddle in a dark, foggy forest. In 2007, 17-year-old Sarah Stusek woke up at 4 a.m. The lights were mysteriously turned on. Her phone was gone. She looked up to see a man and a ...

Each year, hundreds of Colorado teens end up in wilderness therapy programs—but should recent calls for reform give parents pause? Photo Illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare. The Local newsletter is ...

There are many ways to provide therapeutic help and support to adolescents and young adults, but WinGate Wilderness takes a unique approach. Their wilderness therapy program is designed to offer ...

This week, you're hearing from me, Jenna Ryu. I'm picking up where Sara Moniuszko left off, and today I'm here to share an important story she wrote. For the past few months, Sara has been researching ...

Drug and alcohol addiction is the destroyer of intimacy, self-confidence, esteem, aspirations, and, most of all, relationships, both with others and with a higher power. We are here to point the way, ...

At Newport Academy, we address the root causes of self-destructive behaviors, not just the symptoms. We guide teens and their families to achieve long-term, sustainable healing by treating the ...